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Activationism, also known as national activationism or Steenism, is a political ideology that developed in Keppland during the early 20th century. Originating with the enlightened absolutism of Emperor Mats I during the Kepplandic Empire of the 1840s and early 1850s, activationism emerged as a coherent ideology under the rule of Henrik Steen, who served as President of Keppland from 1914 until 1935. Political scientists often describe activationism as a syncretic movement, and supporters of the ideology claim to reject conventional left- and right-wing politics alike.
Activationism is broadly characterized by populist rhetoric, an expansive interpretation of property rights, and opposition to electoral democracy. The ideology views private property as the ultimate expression of human liberty, and takes a broad interpretation of the right to property that considers it to be both a negative and positive right. In order to accomplish its goals, activationism promotes a strong and authoritative state apparatus that both protects the rights of the people and ensures equitable access to property ownership.
- Individualism
- Promotes a strong and authoritative state apparatus to maximize human liberty and defend the people against aggression and coercion
- Using the state to strengthen social institutions such as churches
- Freedom of choice for the individual to engage with society as much or as little as he chooses
- Safety net to ensure equitable access to property, and thus freedom
- Basically property ownership is the ultimate form of freedom
- Rejects liberal democracy as being inneffective and prone to corruption by elites and/or tyranny of the majority, instead supports a strong state which is compelled to act in the best interest of thr people out of fear of armed rebellion
- Differentiates between political and personal freedoms